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A. W. SMITH.

CARRYING AND DRAG BAG.

APPLICATION FILED MAY :1. 191a.

Patented July 1, 1919.

INVE/V TOR W/ TNESSES A TTOR/VEVS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALLEN w. SMITH, or new YORK, n. Y.

canmrme AND DRAG BAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1, 1919.

Application filed May 11, 1918. Serial No. 233,911.

' strong canvas, duck or similar textile. ma-

terial, and its object is to provide a new and improved carrying bag more especially designed for conveniently carrying coal on board of a marine vessel or from a wagon in the street to a coal 'bin, or for other-purposes. Another object is to render the carrying bag exceedingly strong and durable and to permit of dragging the filled bag along the deck of a vessel without dan er of injuring the body of the bag. Anot or object is to permit the use of a textile ma terial for the body of a comparatively lighter, cheaper quality than the textile material now generally used in carrying bags of this type. 7

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention Fig. 2 is a similar view of the carrying bag upside down;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional plan view of the same on the line 33 of Fig. 2: and Fig. 4 is a similar view of a portion of the carrying bagon the line 44 of Fig. 2. The body 10, 'of'canv'as, duck or other suitable textile material, is open at the top 11 and is reinforcedat its top edge by a rope 12 sewed or otherwise fastened to the top edge. The bottom 13 of the body 10 is approximately rectangular in shape and is reinforced along its margin by a rope-14 sewed or otherwise'fastened to the body 10. An auxiliary reinforcement, in the form of a rope 15, is arranged exteriorly on the body 10, preferably a short distance above perspective view of the the bottom reinforcing rope 1 1, and this rope 15 is also sewed or otherwise fastened to the body 10. v

The sides of the bag body'have longitudinal tucks extending from top to bottom which are reinforced by two ropes 16 and 17" each fastened to the tucks at its lower ends to the corners of the bottom reinforc' ing rope 14. and each then extending convergently upward on the corresponding side of the body connecting with the auxiliary reinforcing rope 15 and the top reinforcing rope 12 with the upper ends of the rope 17 projecting beyond the top reinforcing rope 12 and forming handles 18 and 19 to permit the operator to conveniently carry the bag about. A reinforcing rope 20 extends along the front, back and bottom of the body 10 and is connected to the tuck and at its ends to the top edge rope 12 and is also connected with the auxiliary rope 15 and the bottom reinforcing rope 14. The middle portion of the rope 20 at the bottom 13 is formed into a handle 21 (see Fig. 2). to permit the operator to conveniently turn the bag upside down for emptying, dumping or other purposes. The several ropes are preferably fastened to the tucks of body.

10 by stitches 25, as indicated in Fig. .1,bl1't. other suitable fastening means maybe employed. At the crossing of the ropes one is passed between opened up strands of the other, as indicated in Fig. 3, to insure a firm connection of one rope with the other and of the ropes with the bag body.

It will be noticed that when a filled bag is dragged in a slanting position along the deck of a marine vessel, for ins'tance,then

J the corresponding portions of the bottom rope 14 and the auxiliary rope 15 come in contact with the deck of the vessel and hence prevent the body 10 from such contact, thereby protecting the bag against injury. It will further be noticed that by having the reinforcing ropes '15 and 20 in addition to the usual side ropes 16 and 17, and the top and bottom ropes 12 and 14. an

exceedingly strong reinforcement of the body is provided to permit the use of a. textile material for the body 10 of a comparatively lighter and. cheaper quality than that i now generally used in the manufacture of carrying bags of this type.

It is understood that-I do not limit my-' self to the use of the carrying bag described, as the latter may be used for .car-

from the corners of the bottom upon the rying other granular materials such as ashes, sugar, salt, ore and the like. It will also be noticed that the filled carrying bag can be readily dragged along a floor, sidewalk, wharf 'or other surface without dan ger of injuring the canvas body.

Having thus described my invention, I

7 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent g V 1. As an article of manufacture, a carrying and ,drag bag comprising a bag1 body ofa textile material and open at t e top and closed at the bottom, an outstanding marginal rope reinforcement at the said closed bottom, outstanding side ropes extending sides of the body and forming handles at their upper ends, and an outstanding circumferential" intermediate reinforcement exteriorly onthe bag body intermediate the bottom and top of the bag body and connected with the said side ropes. 1

2. As an article of manufacture, a carrying and drag bag comprising a bag body of atextile material and open at the top and closed at the bottom, a marginal rope reinforcement at tne said-closed bottom entirely around same and outstanding therefrom,

side ropes extending from the corners of the bottom upon the sides of the body and forming handles at their upper ends, a circumferential intermediate outstandingreinforcement exteriorly on the bag bodyointermediate the bottom and top of the bag body and connected with the said side"rop es, and a front, back and bottom outstanding reinforcement extending, along the backand bottom of the bag body and connected with the said bottom rope reinforcement and the said intermediate reinforcement.

3. As an article of manufacture, a carrying and drag bag comprising a bag body of a textile material and open at the top and closed at the bottom, an outstanding marginal auxiliary rope reinforcement at the bottom of the body, and an outstanding exterior rope reinforcement on the body a distance above the said bottom reinforcement.

a single rope attached at its ends to the corners of the bottom reinforcement extending convergingly upon and attached to the corresponding side of the body, passing through and connecting with the said auxiliary and through the said top edge reinforcements and projecting beyond the latter in the form of a handle.

5. As an article of manufacture, a carrying and drag bag comprising a bag body of a textile material and open at the top and closed at'the bottom, an outstanding marginal auxiliary rope reinforcement at the bottom of the body, an outstanding exterior rope reinforcement on the body a distance above the said bottom reinforcement, a rope reinforcement at the top edge of the body, outstanding side rope reinforcements each made of a single rope attached at its ends to the corners of the bottom reinforcement extending convergingly upon and attached to the corresponding side of the body extending through and connecting with the said auxiliary and through the said top edge reinforcements and projecting beyond the latter in the form of a handle, and a single rope reinforcement attached exteriorly to the front, back and bottom of the body and outstanding therefrom, passin through and connecting with the said top e ge reinforcement, the said bottom reinforcement and the said auxiliary reinforcement.

6. As an article of manufacture, a carrying and drag bag comprising a bag body of a textile material and open at the top and closed at the bottom, an outstanding marginal auxiliary rope reinforcement at the bottom of the body, an outstanding exterior rope reinforcement surrounding the body a distance above. the said bottom reinforcement, a rope reinforcement at the top edge of the body, outstanding side rope reinforcements each made of a single rope attached at its ends to the corners of the botbag.

ALLEN W. SMITH, 

